Does endometriosis increase prolactin?

Does endometriosis cause elevated prolactin?

Possibly, because endometriosis can easily affect ovarian function, causing it to become abnormal, thereby inhibiting the secretion of pituitary gonadotropin, causing symptoms of elevated serum prolactin levels in the body, and endangering health. In addition, endometriosis may also cause dysmenorrhea, infertility, and dyspareunia.

1. Dysmenorrhea

The typical symptom of endometriosis is dysmenorrhea, and as the disease progresses, dysmenorrhea will gradually worsen, causing symptoms of persistent pain in the abdomen and waist throughout the menstrual period, which is harmful to health.

2. Abnormal menstruation

Endometriosis can also easily affect the patient's menstruation, causing abnormal menstrual symptoms. The most common ones include increased menstrual flow, prolonged menstrual period, prolonged menstrual bleeding, and vaginal spotting before menstruation.

3. Pain during sexual intercourse

People with endometriosis may also experience symptoms of painful intercourse, mainly because endometriosis can easily damage the uterus and the surrounding mucosal tissue, causing discomfort.

4. Infertility

Severe endometriosis can also easily cause infertility, leading to varying degrees of abdominal pain, abnormal secretions, galactorrhea, irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, and amenorrhea in patients.

5. Other abnormal symptoms

In addition to the typical symptoms introduced above, some patients with endometriosis may experience other discomfort symptoms, such as periodic small amounts of vaginal bleeding, frequent urination, painful urination, and pain in one side of the lower abdomen or waist.